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Mobile Web - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of articles and resources about the use of the Web from mobile devices, such as mobile (cell) phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other mobile devices connected to a computer network.
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- Half of Adult Cell Phone Owners Have Apps on Their Phones
- Pew Internet and American Life, November 2, 2011. "The share of adult cell phone owners who have downloaded an app to their phone nearly doubled in the past two years - rising from 22% in September 2009 to 38% in August 2011 - according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. The share of U.S. adults who purchased a phone already equipped with apps also increased five percentage points in the past year, from 38% in May 2010 to 43% in the current survey..."
Added: 3 November 2011;
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- State of the Mobile Web, September 2011
- Opera Software, October 2011. "Highlights - Android users are more likely than users of other platforms to visit education sites. Windows Phone users are more likely to visit email and communications sites, compared to users of other platforms. Feature phone users are far and away the most likely to visit social-network and community sites on their handsets, with Android users being the least likely. BlackBerry (RIM) users are more likely than anyone else to visit computer and sports sites. Android users are the most likely to view 'Music, video and media' sites whereas iPhone users are least likely to view sites in that category. Across all platforms, the top 2 categories (other than 'Unclassified') are: 'Social networks & community' and 'News & information'..."
Added: 27 October 2011;
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- The Tablet Revolution and What it Means for the Future of News
- Pew Research Center, October 25, 2011. "Eleven percent of adults now own a tablet computer. About half get news on it everyday, and three in ten spend more time consuming news than they did before. But contrary to what some in the news industry hoped, a majority say they are not willing to pay for news content on the devices, according to the most detailed study to date of tablet users and their news consumption habits..."
Added: 27 October 2011;
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- Android Overtakes Apple with 44% Worldwide Share of Mobile App Downloads
- ABI Research, Singapore - October 24, 2011. "In Q2 2011, Android overtook iOS to become the market share leader in mobile application downloads. The market shares of Android and iOS were 44% and 31%, respectively. Phone shipment growth in Q2 2011 slowed to 9% from 15% a quarter earlier. In contrast, Android smartphone shipments increased 36% in Q2 2011, compared to 20% in Q1. Android's install base now exceeds iOS by a factor of 2.4-to-1 worldwide; by 2016 this factor will grow to 3-to-1..."
Added: 26 October 2011;
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- Mobile Content: If in Doubt, Leave It Out
- Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, October 10, 2011. Summary: Writing for mobile readers requires even harsher editing than writing for the Web. Mobile use implies less patience for filler copy.
Added: 25 October 2011;
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- Mobile Usability Update
- Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, September 26, 2011. Summary: The user experience of mobile websites and apps has improved since our last research, but we still have far to go. A dedicated mobile site is a must, and apps get even higher usability scores.
Added: 24 October 2011;
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- Defer Secondary Content When Writing for Mobile Users
- Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, August 1, 2011. Summary: Mobile devices require a tight focus in content presentation, with the first screen limited to only the most essential information.
Added: 21 October 2011;
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- How to study mobile behaviour – an ethnographic perspective
- by Isabel Santafe. Webcredible, October 2011. "Many studies approach the adoption of mobile devices from a quantitative angle, quoting poll results to identify trends in people's behaviour with their phones. For example, Brandbank 2010 mCommerce study reports that 85% of smartphone users have used their devices in the process of shopping, with 36% of them having used their smartphones to find more information about a product. Studying mobile behaviour is an important part of our on-going research at Webcredible. Our aim is to capture a rich picture of how people behave on the move and inform the design of new apps and mobile user experiences in general..."
Added: 18 October 2011;
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- Android App Alerts Individuals You're Getting Arrested
- By Dave Thomas. Socialnomics, October 17, 2011. "What will they think of next? In the latest technology offering, Quadrant 2 has unveiled a new Android app, 'I'm Getting Arrested,' which alerts one's family, friends and even lawyers if necessary, that they’re about to go to the local jail for booking. Quadrant 2 Inc., which makes software for worldwide financial institutions, non-profit arts organizations, household names and mom and pop stores, indicated that the app got its inspiration from a true 'Occupy Wall Street' incident..."
Added: 18 October 2011;
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- Why the QR code is failing
- By Sean X Cummings. iMedia Connection, October 14, 2011. "They have become the standard violator appearing on advertising; in the corner of print ads, across billboards, on buses, or in pieces of direct mail -- even peppered throughout this article. You've seen them; that little block of even littler squares. Unfortunately the technology behind QR codes was not invented for advertising and marketing; we are just co-opting its usage, and it shows. From the relative lack of public understanding of what they even are, to the dearth of creativity in their usage, the QR code is destined to become just the little box that geek built. But if it does go the way of CueCat, only we are to blame. Here's why..."
Added: 17 October 2011;
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- Mozilla sets its site on mobile standardization
- Mozilla has plans to standardize mobile applications on the Web platform, By Joab Jackson. Computerworld, October 12, 2011. "... Mozilla calls this initiative Open Web Apps. The idea behind it is that mobile applications can be written once, using the Web platform, and they then can be deployed across different mobile devices, such as an Android device or an Apple iPhone, for instance..."
Added: 14 October 2011;
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- Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update 2010-2015
- Cisco, February 1, 2011. "The Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update is part of the comprehensive Cisco VNI Forecast, an ongoing initiative to track and forecast the impact of visual networking applications on global networks. This paper presents some of Cisco's major global mobile data traffic projections and growth trends..."
Added: 10 October 2011;
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- Mobile SEO For Websites That Behave Like Apps
- by Sherwood Stranieri, Search Engine Land, April 18, 2011. "... jQuery Mobile promises to bring mobile web design a lot closer to the high-water mark set by native apps. It's a plug-and-play solution that allows you to create touchable buttons, sliders, and page transitions, all using conventional HTML as the foundation..."
Added: 4 October 2011;
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- Managing the Hype: The reality of mobile in Canada - in pdf format (3185kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Delvinia, Issue 1, April 2010. "From 99% of the Net Generation (NGen) of users 18 to 34 to 87% of Canadians 65+, the number of Canadians who own mobile devices has never been higher. However, Delvinia’s 2009-2010 study of Canadian mobile behaviours conducted through AskingCanadians™, revealed that most mobile owners don't appear to be using the more advanced features that mobile providers tout and marketers dream of fully leveraging. In fact, Canadian mobile device users seem to be most comfortable with the basic features that have existed on phones for years such as sending and receiving text messages, using the clock/alarm feature, and taking photos..."
Added: 28 September 2011;
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- SEO Guidelines for Mobile Websites
- Posted by Anupam Wagle. Bruce Clay, 31 January 2011. "As there are more than 4 billion mobile / handheld devices in use versus 1 billion desktop computers, there is lot of potential for growth in the mobile space. Mobile SEO, however, still follows the traditional SEO ranking factors. There are number of guidelines you can use to optimise your website for mobile devices..."
Added: 26 September 2011;
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